BMW Used a black cable on the battery +ve and brown on the battery -Ve, don't know if they still do but I had a friend who blew the top of his wife's Nissan car battery when trying to jump start it from his BMW - he did not look but assumed.

Perhaps if Reliant had wired like this you would find it easier - it does not matter with a filament bulb which way the voltage is applied.

The delay output is he red/blue wire and only the roof lamp is on that circuit - the door puddle lights only light when the door is open - the door being opened also triggers he delay unit for the roof light. The roof light can also be put on with the overhead switch which also operates the map read...

No point in adding all the earth's for the lights - if you cannot work out that they need earths as well then the drawing will be no use to you anyway - no black jumper lead on my drawing. Roger is right the delay unit is overhead.

Fuse boxes will be available from classic suppliers - not sure about the long fuse box but he four way are certainly available as I replaced the one in my MB and fitted two in the Coupe - 4 fuses were never enough for the Coupe. Tried knife fuses in it first but they were rubbish. Never was fond of ...

I prefer he older glass fuses - they have after all lasted a long time - the blade ones are relatively young but I have a collection of failed ones - they melt quite easily and you cannot get slow blow ones as far as I am aware. Reliant did not do the glass ones any favours by the way they wired them.

No idea how much he got for it - a earlier " gentleman" wanted him to drive it down to the south coast and if he liked it he said he would buy it - needless to say Gerry was not impressed with the "offer". Shame its left the NE but we expected that really as the money is not here.

Some time ago I put Gerry's 73 5A in the for sale section - it has now been sold and is on its way to Kent. If you think you have the best 5A in Kent you have some serious opposition coming - now in the hands of its second owner.

II bought a new carb a few years ago and it was not pinned - I sent it back to weber as the input pipe was coming loose they put threaded pipe in it -they said they did not know about pipes coming out being a problem - I sent them the notification - it was a spanish weber not from china. I very much...

Put that one down to it being a Reliant

Check that the fuel input pipe is pinned into the carb - the pipe coming out is the cause of many a Scim or other weber carb'd cars catching fire

Whitley Bay links show tomorrow for our MB - along with other Scimitars. Took the Coupe to Whalton village show today and had it admired twice - which is a record for it.

MC piston not returning with the pedal ( sticking down ) until it is disturbed by a further pedal action.

3/4 socket and bar helps

I had a similar problem - but I concreted over he front lawn to solve it.